BILL BLOG
Wednesday October 1, 2025
It’s Wednesday, and it’s the first day of October. 87 degrees for a high in Nashville today. Meanwhile hurricanes Imelda and Humberto have come ashore. 5 homes already lost on the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
YESTERDAY
I wrote a new bluegrass song at my publishing company with fellow Billy Blue songwriter David Morris. After being a Capitol Hill news correspondent for years, David is extremely happy to be writing songs these days, being a writer for Bluegrass Today, and leading an online news source for all things bluegrass. He’s sort of got over the whole politics thing…and I can understand that.
It’s much more fun to stick a microphone in the face of a mandolin player than it is into the face of a politician. But boy, does he have some great stories to tell! We had fun chasing a new song together.
SUN CAN’T STOP THE RAIN
I got to hear Laura Leigh Jones yesterday morning being interviewed about her new song that we wrote together, “Sun Can’t Stop The Rain” on the Bill Cody show on WSM Radio here in Nashville.
Laura worked for years at the Opry, 17 years total, and at the end of her run, she was the head of tours that would go through the Grand Ole Opry building. It was as if she were back home. She and her husband moved back to North Carolina, where her family is from, had a baby, and now she’s concentrating full-time again on her music. It was a treat to hear our song on the radio yesterday morning for sure.
PLAYOFF BASEBALL
I did watch some playoff baseball yesterday. My Reds got shellacked in LA by the Dodgers. That was not fun. It would be a huge upset if Cincinnati won that series, but I’m still hopeful. Aren’t all baseball fans?
And considering that the Dodgers’ payroll is a whopping 509 million dollars compared to the Reds’ 121 million? The Reds have a lot less pressure on them.
SONG OF THE DAY
Here’s a Dad-Daughter song that I helped Paul Bogart write about his daughter Gentry Lynn, “While She’s Mine”. Paul and I had written songs about both of his sons that he recorded, and when his third child, a little girl, came along, he invited me to write that song as well. It’s a heart tugger that every Father with a daughter can relate to. Click on the link and watch the video and you'll see some great pictures of his daughter.
HEALTH NOTES
The FDA has announced a recall of 24 fresh fruits due to a potential Listeria outbreak found in cut cantaloupes.
A norovirus outbreak has sickened over 70 people aboard a 13-day Royal Caribbean Cruise on the Serenade of the Seas ship, according to the CDC.
Researchers in the UK have discovered that eating a high intake of fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
And don’t walk barefoot in the pasture.
DAD GUM GOVT
The Government did shut down last night. That means that Congress will still get paid, but the janitors who clean their halls will not. Makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
And here’s my favorite song about the government ever from the clever pen of the late, great, Roger Miller, who wrote the song Guv’Ment for his musical “Big River”.
IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
Then explain this. A guy has a massive heart attack while driving and crashes onto the doorstep of a cardiologist. True. And the cardiologist helped save his life. I hope that guy goes out now and buys a lotto ticket.
HALLOWEEN CANDY
My Arizona Hall of Fame travel writer-humorist Roger Naylor, wrote an article yesterday listing popular Halloween candies, and what your favorite Halloween candy says about you. His columns always make me smile. Check out his thoughts.
Chunky, KitKat, Nestle Crunch, Mounds, Almond Joy
You are warm, witty, and universally loved. Genius doesn’t begin to describe your towering intellect. The Nobel Prize Committee keeps you on speed dial. If Sinatra were still alive, he’d have people beaten up for you.
SNICKERS, MR. GOODBAR, TWIX, M&Ms
You are generous of spirit and popular at parties. You move with feline grace. Strangers comment on how good your breath smells. You’re often referred to as the fifth Beatle.
Smarties, Gummy Bears
You were the first member of your family to graduate from college. It was clown college, but still a glowing achievement.
DOTS, NECCO WAFERS, JUJYFRUITS, CHEWING GUM, CANDY CORN
Your hobbies include staring at things and poking things with a stick. You have appeared on the Cops show so many times that you’re listed as executive producer.
TOOTSIE ROLLS
You are the wind beneath my wings. Expect me on Halloween night. Several times.
Roger is still making me laugh after all these years. He once joked on stage, when he was doing standup comedy, that he and his wife would drop a potato into Halloween bags just to see the expression on a kid’s face.
If you’re a fan of great writing, check out Roger’s website, where you can check out the travel books he’s written HERE.
TODAY’S QUOTE
From Charles M Schulz, the Snoopy guy:
“I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.”
TODAY
I’m in the writing room with Jerry Salley and Alex Miller today. Both have been busy. In fact, Alex is just getting back from a songwriter’s retreat at the beach, his first time, so I’m sure there will be some fun beach stories today.
Have a great Wednesday!
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